EuroSchool collaborates with Bureau Veritas for school safety

PUNE: Amid growing concerns on child safety in schools, there is a need for schools to identify and address the gaps in safety standards. Setting a benchmark in school safety, EuroSchool has collaborated with Bureau Veritas, a global leader in conformity assessment and certification services, to provide a safe and conducive environment to its students. Bureau Veritas has previously audited and certified Rashtrapati Bhavan for Environmental Management System as per ISO 14001 standard and the offices of the Chief Minister of Gujarat and Chhattisgarh for Quality Management System as per ISO 9001 standard.

Run by EuroKids International, EuroSchool is the first Indian school to receive a Safe School certification for all its 10 schools in the country, including Undri and Wakad branches in Pune, Vikas Phadnis, executive director and president, EuroKids International said at a conference in the city held on Wednesday. EuroSchool also has presence in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Surat and Hyderabad. The Safe School project is a part of EuroKids’ larger vision of setting global standards. Phadnis said, “We felt the need to further strengthen the safety standards and processes at all of our schools through globally renowned audit firm. We are happy to have received the highest certification rating which states a safe and secured learning environment at schools.” The pioneering initiative is now being implemented across 800 EuroKids preschools in the country, of which 37 are in Pune.